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UNITED STATES PATENT LESTER ALFONZO GILLETT, OF LEONARDVILLE, KANSAS.

COMBINED HARVESTER AND THR'ASHING-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,153, dated January 15, 1889.

Application filed October 25, 1887. $erial No. 253,294. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER ALFONZO' GIL- LETT, of Leonardville, in the county of Riley and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Combined Harvester and Thrashing-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved combined harvester and thrashing-machine which is simple and durable in construction, compact in form, and very effective in operation.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of various parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one side of the same with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the other side of the same with parts broken away. 4: is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improvement on the line 1c of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the shaker and its connections; and Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the machine, taken on the line 'yyfl ig. 2, looking grainward.

On a suitably eonstrueted frame, A, are mounted the wheels B and B, supporting said frame above the ground, and of which the wheel B is also themain driving-wheel, which imparts motion to the several parts of the machine when the latter travels forward. On the hub or axle of the driving-wheel B is secured a gear-wheel, C, which meshes into the pinion O, secured to an auxiliary shaft, D, mounted transversely in suitable hearings on the frame A and carryin g the bevel gear-wheel D, moshing into the bevel-pinion D secured to the shaft I), mounted in suitable bearings fitted loosely upon the shaft D at its rear end, the forward end thereof being mounted in the main frame A, as shown. The shaft D carries on its front end a crank-wheel, D", connected by the pitman D with the cutter-bar E, of any approved construction, and held to slide in the swinging frame F, fulorumed on a shaft, G, mounted transversely in suitable bearings on the main frame A and carrying a roller, G, over which passes the endless belt or apron G the latter also passing over the roller G, mounted in the frame F near the cross-bar F, separating the lower end of the belt G from the cutter-bar E. The grain cut by the cutter frlls upon the endless belt G and is carried upward by the same. A lever, D, pivoted on the main frame A, is connected with the bevel-pinion D to throw the latter in and out of gear, and the said lever is adapted to be operated by the drivers foot. A spring, D presses against the pinion D 1 0 hold it in mesh.

The shaft G is operated from the auxiliary shaft 1) by the gear-wheel G on said shaftD meshing into the gear-wheel G, secured to a short intermediate shaft, G, mounted transversely in suitable bearings on the frame A. On the shaft G is secured the gear-wheel G which meshes into the gear-wheel G secured to the shaft G. Above the endless belt G and the cutter-bar E is held to rotate the reel H,

of any approved construct-ion and mounted in the adjustable bearing ll, adapted to slide on the reel-post H fulcrumed on the shaft H mounted transversely on the f ram e'A and connected by the sprocket chain H and the sprocket-wheels H and H with the auxiliary shaft D, which thus imparts motion to said shaft H On the latter is secured a bevel gearwheel, I, meshing into the bevel-pinion I,

secured to the lower end of the shaft 1 mounted in suitable bearings, one of which is secured to the reel-post H and the other to the adjustable bearing H. The shaft 1 on this latter bearing carries the bevel gearwheel I", which turns with said shaft 1 and is adapted to slide up and down on the same with the adjustable bearing H. The bevel gear-wheel I meshes into the bevel gearwheel 11 secured to the stubble end of the shaft of the reel ll, said shaft passing through the bearing H.

011 the reel-post H is pivoted the arm J, near the upper end of which is pivoted the lever J, on which is fulcrumed the hand-lever J connected by the link J 3 with thepawl J held to slide in suit-able bearings on said lever J, and adapted to engage notches formed on the adjustable bearing H. The. link J 3 also operates the bell-crank lever J connected by the link J 6 with the pawl J adapted to engage with its lower end the notched segment J, secured to the main frame A. The segment J has its center in the axis of the shaft H. 33' the means just described the reel ,II can be held in a forward or rearwart'l posit ion and can be raised or lowcret'l at will by the UpOl'ftlIOl11121 11lplllil-l' lllg' said lever .l and the hand-lever J pivoted on the same.

The frame i can be raised or lowered and held in any desiret'l locked position by the lever-pawl ii, pivoted on said frame 1* and adapted to engage with one end a toothed segment, K, secured to the main frame A. The other end of the lever-1.1a1vl K is connected by the link K with the bell-crank lever K, connccted by the link K" with the hand-lever lie, pivoted on one end of the lever K", fulcrumed on the arm K pivoted on the main frame A, and adapted tobe held in any desired position by the arm IQ, pivoted by one end to said arm K and engaging with its other end the notches K formed on top of the longitudinal beam R of the main frame A. The bell-crank lever K is pivoted to the forward end of the lever K, said forward end being connected by the link Ix' with the frame F, so thatthe operator can raise or lower the frame I. and lock the same in position by one movement: of the lever K and its hand-lever KT, above dcscrilmt'l.

()n the entflless-bclt shaft G is secured a gear-wheel, L, meshing into a gear-wheel, L, teem-ed to the shaft I mounted transvm-stdv 11 suitable bearings on the main frame A, 1nd carrying the thrashi11g-eylint'ler 'L of the thrashing-machine, located in the thrashingnach'ine casing L", which is open at the front md rear, and into which leads, at the front -nd, the endless belt G thus feeding the cut ,rain directly to the thrashi11g-cylinder U, which may be of any approved construct ion 11d provided with the usual teeth operating 1 connection with similar lixed teeth secured 1 the thrashing-evlinder concave 11".

I11 the rear of the thrashing-cvlindcr l) is JCZIl GLl the straw-beater M, of Z shape in ross-sectit'in, and secured to a shaft, M, iounted. in suitable bearings in the thrash- 1g-1nachine easing L, and carrying on one nd the sprocket-wheel MP, over which passes 1e sprocket-chain M, the latter also passing ver a sprocket-wheel, M secured to the 1rashing-eylinder shaft If. The thrashingylinder If and its concave open at the ear upon the shaker N, hung on arms N, ivotallv secured to the thrashing-machine tsing L". The shaker N is provided with to beating-arms N secured to the transverse iafts N, held in suitable hearings in the des of the shaker N.

Each of the shafts 3 is provided on one end with a crank-ar1n, adapted to strike against a fixed lug, 1", :cured to one of the longitudinal beams of to main frame A, as is plainly shown in Fig.

The shaker N receives a swinging motion 0111 the rotation of the shaft G by means of e gear-wheel G crank-wheel G and the vist-pins G", secured on the outer faces thereof and connected with the sides of the shaker by means of the links i The shaker N also provided between said shafts N with sieves N opening upon the perforated bottom N, located belowit. Upon thisbot tom N open at; the front the apertures in the thrashing-cylinder concave, so that part of the grain from the thrashing-cylirnler passes through these apertures in the concave L and upon the inclined bottom N, which t'lischarges the grain ttinvard the fan orblower 0, located below said bottom N, and forcing the grain, after cleaning the same of lighter impurities, to the screw .l rotating in the cylinder 1, which disclmrges the grain at one side of the machine into an elevator, is, extending upward, and delivering the grain into a chute, P provided at its mouth, P with books or other suitable means for attaching bags held on the platform A on one side of the main frame A.

The elevator l is operated from the shaft: 0 ol' the blower by means of the sprocket wheel 1", which is conneetml to the sprocket wheel l on the screw-shaft by the chain P The shaft 0 is provided with a gear, P, which meshes with the gear-wheel G on the auxiliary shaft (-1, so that:- the latter when rotated from the auxiliary shaft 1) imparts motion to the serewl and elevator I, as will be clearly lllltlfil'Hl'OOtl by reference to Fig. i; of the drawings. Part of the grain passing through the perforated bottom N of the shaker N drops on the inclined riddlcr Q, pivotally connected at its rear end by a link, Q, with the bottom N. The front end of the riddler Q is hung on the crank-arm Q lulcrumed in the sides of the thrashing-maehine casing L. (See Fig. 4.)

The riddlcr Q is perforated and opens upon the inclined bottom R of the casing l1, said bottom leading at its lower end to the screw l and at its upper end to the inclined ehat'tbox R, of any approved construction, and arranged transversely in the casing l1 and opening at its lower stubble. end into the elevator R extending upward and opening at its upper end upon. the chute R, discharging the chaff upon the endlessbelt G The chatf-elevator "t is operated from the beater-shaft M, which carries a sprocket wheel, R", over which passes a s n'oeket-chain, R, the latter also passing over the s 1rockct-wlieel R, secured to the upper shaft of the elevattiir RF. 0n the upper end of the riddler 2, are secured the rearwardly-extending prongs Q", leading to the rear open end of the thrashing-machine casing L", and serving to discharge the chaff which does not drop into the chaff-box it at the rear of the Illtcllll'lO. The main frame A is also prtitvided with a drivers seat, S, located in such a manner that the operator can conveniently manipulate the levers .l" and K".

The operation is as follow}: The operator, seated on the seat 5, raises and lowers the front end of the swinging frame F, according to the depth to which the grain is to be cut.

The raising'and lowering of the frame is accomplished by the operators taking hold of the lever K and pressing on the hand-lever K so as to unlock the frame F, by means of the lever-pawl K engaging the notched segment K. The operator then moves the lever K up or down, so that the link K raises or lowers the swinging frame F. The reel H is then adjusted to suit the position of the swinging frame F and the nature of the grain to be cut. This is accomplished by the operators taking holdof the lever Jand pressing on the hand-lever J so that the pawl J disengages from the notches on the bearing H, which is moved up or down on the post H by the operators raising or lowering the handle end of said lever J, as the latter is pivotally connected with said bearing II. The swinging frame F, when adjusted to its desired position, is again locked in position by the operator releasing the lever K so that the leverpawl Kengages the notched segment K, and when the reel H is in the desired position then the operator releases the hand-lever J so that the pawl J" again engages one of the notches on the sliding bearing H, so that the latter is held in a locked position on the post H \Vhen the machine is now moved forward, the main driving-wheel B imparts a rotary motion to the auxiliary shaft D by the gear-wheelO and pinion O. The motion of the auxiliary shaft D is imparted to the shaft D by the gear-wheelD and pinion D and the rotary motion of the shaft D is converted into a reciprocating motion by means of the crankwheel D and the pitman D, said reciprocating motion bein imparted to the cutter which cuts the grain. The latteris moved upon the endless belt G by the action of the reel H,which is revolved from the auxiliary shaft D by the connections above described. The endless belt G receives a motion in the direction of the arrow a, Fig. 4, from the auxiliary shaft. D by means of the gear-wheels G G G, and G gear-wheel G being connected with the shaft G, carrying the roller G, over which passes said endless belt G Thus the grain falling upon the endless belt G is carried upward and fed into the front open end of the thrashing-machine casing L, and finally passes in between the thrashing-cylinder L and the concave U. The thraslling-cylinder L separates the kernels from the-straw, and the former pass through the apertures in the concave L upon the bottom N and through the same to the screw P. The straw passes upon the beater-arms N which receive an up-and-down motion by the crank-arms N of the beater-shafts N coming in contact with the fixed lugs N. The shaking motion of the shaker N separates the chaff, kernels, and straw, so that the latter, impelled by the thlashing-cylinder and beater, passes out of the rear of the casing L, while the chaff and the kernels fall upon the perforated bottom N and through the said bottom upon the riddler Q. The force of the win d from the fan 0 drives the lighter particles to the rear of the machine, while the kernels drop through the riddler Q upon the inclined bottom R, which delivers the grain to the feed-screw P. The smaller particles of the chaff drop through the prongs Q into the chaff-box R, which also receives lighter particles falling through the riddler Q upon the inclined bottom R, being forced from the latter into the chaff-box R by the force of the wind from the fan 0. The kernels, after passing to the feed-screw P, are delivered by the latter to the elevator P which delivers the same into the chute P from which they pass into a bag or other receptacle held on the mouth P of said chute P The operator standing on the platform A can pass the bags or receptacles when filled with the kernels to the wagon traveling beside the machine. The grain may also be elevated directly into a wagon traveling with the machine, instead of in the bags, as above described. The chaff from the chaff-box R is carried upward by the elevator R and is delivered into the chute R which delivers the chaff upon the endless belt or apron G and the latter carries the same again to the thrashing-cylindcr L with the grain cut by the cutter. The arms N located in the rear of the thrashing-cylinder L operate in the usual manner, and hence need no further description.

Havin thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a swinging frame carrying the cutter-bar and the endless carrying belt, of a link connected with said swinging frame, a lever carrying said link, a lever-pawl pivoted 011 said swinging frame, a fixed notched segment engaged by said leverpawl, and means, substantially as described, for connecting said lever-pawl with the handle end of said lever, so as to enable the operator to raise and lower the swinging frame and lock the same in position, substantially as shown and described.

The combination,- with the swinging frame F, of the link K pivotally connected with the swinging frame F, the arm K", mounted on the main frame, the lever-K, fulcrumed on the arm K and pivotally connected with the link K the hand-lever K fulcrumed on said lever K, the link K, connected with the hand-lever K, the bell-crank lei'er' K fulcrumed on the end of said lever K and connected with the link K, the link K connected with said bell-crank lever K the lever-pawl K, connected with said link K and pivoted on said swinging frame F, and the fixed segment K, provided with notches in which said lever-pawl K engages, substantially as shown and described.

LESTER ALFONZO GILLETT. \Vitnesses P. D. SMITH, CHARLES BACON.

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